- Al Sanders
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name = Al Sanders
birthname = Albert Gay
birth_date = March 13, 1941
birth_place =St. Louis, Missouri
age =
death_date = death date and age|1995|05|05|1941|03|13
death_place =Baltimore, Maryland
occupation =anchorman
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gender =Male
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title =
family =
spouse = Ruth
children = Brandon, Christopher and Tisha
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ethnic =African-American
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credits = Co-anchor of WJZ-TV, Eyewitness NewsAl Sanders (
March 13 ,1941 -May 5 ,1995 ), was an American, award winning, television newsanchorman atWJZ-TV inBaltimore, Maryland . He helped take a third place television newscast to first place, where it stayed throughout his career.Background
In 1967 Sanders, as Al Gay, worked for radio station
KXLW , inSt. Louis, Missouri ; in 1969 he changed stations and his name. His new station:KWK , St. Louis, his new name: Al Sanders. [cite web|url=http://440.com/namess.html#_asande|title=Radio Broadcasting History: Al 'Scoop' Sanders |publisher=440 International Inc.|accessdate=2008-04-17] Sanders joined WJZ-TV in 1972 and became a news anchor five years later. Prior to his arrival onTelevision Hill , WJZ's news was mired in third place in a town that had three major network newscasts:WBAL-TV was #1,WMAR-TV was #2. Three years later, WJZ with Jerry Turner, Sanders, Bob Turk (weather) andNick Charles (sports) were a runaway #1, with more viewers than their competitors combined, [cite web|url=http://www.examiner.com/a-538564~Dance_gives_ex_WJZ_star_peace__purpose.html|title=Dance gives ex-WJZ star peace, purpose|last=Olesker|first=Michael|publisher=Baltimore Examiner|date=2007-01-31|accessdate=2008-04-17] and stayed there through the 70s and into the 80s. [cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/messages/TVSpyWatercooler/TVSpyWatercooler1361908.html|title=Baltimore Collapse|date=2005-05-26|publisher= TVSpy Vault|accessdate=2008-04-16] He continued alone after Jerry Turner died in 1987 and made Denise Koch a partner a year Later. Sanders won Emmy Awards in 1993 and 1994 for his regularly featured specialty report, "Picture This." [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE2DD1E3CF934A35756C0A963958260|title= Al Sanders; News Broadcaster, 54|date=1995-05-07|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2008-04-17] Sanders died oflung cancer at theJohns Hopkins Hospital on May 5, 1995 and he was Replaced by Vic Carter (who is formerly ofWSB-TV Atlanta).Legacy
Each year, the Baltimore Coummunity Foundation awards college scholarships in the name of Al Sanders for those students who are musically inclined. [cite news|url=http://wjz.com/seenon/scholarship.jerry.turner.2.649554.html|title=Scholarships Turn College Dreams Into Realities|last=Lee|first=Peggy|date=2008-02-08|publisher=WJZ-TV|accessdate=2008-04-17]
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before=Jerry Turner
after=Vic Carter
title=WJZ-TV Lead Anchors
years=1987/1988 – 1995Links
* [http://video.aol.com/video-detail/wjz-tv-baltimore-remembering-al-sanders-part-5/1539874121 Remembering Al Sanders]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr7L6UVp8Zc Remembering Al Sanders pt2]Notes
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